Container constructions and blanks for making the same or the like



1 1965 w. c. BECKER ETAL ,2

CONTAINER CONSTRUGTIONS AND BLANKS FOR MAKING THE SAME OR THE LIKE FiledMay 8, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS WILLIAM C. BECKER BY RONALD M.AYEIR Dec. 14, 1965 Filed May 8, 1963 c. BECKER ETAL 3,223,233 CONTAINERCONSTRUCTIONS AND BLANKS FOR MAKING THE SAME OR THE LIKE 4 Sheets-Sheet2 FIG-8 INVENTORS WILLIAM C. BECKER RONALD M. AYER M, /a/z/ I l/a/vTHEIR ATTORNEYS 1965 w. c BECKER ETAL 3,2 33

STRUCTI BLANKS FOR MAKING CONTAINER CON ONS AND SAME OR THE LIKE FiledMay 8, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 THE WILLIAM C. BECKER BY RONALD M. AYER 2amTHEIR ATTORNEYS D 14. 1965 w. c. BECKER ETAL 3,223,233

CONTAINER CONSTRUCTIONS AND BLANKS FOR MAKING THE SAME OR THE LIKE 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 8, 1965 FIG-l4 INVENTORS 7- WlLLlAM Q BECKERRONALD M. AYER THEIR ATTORNEYS United States Patent C) 3,223,233CONTAINER CGNSTRUCTIONS AND BLANKS FOR MAKING THE SAME OR THE LIKEWilliam (3. Becker, Henrico County, and Ronald M. Ayer,

Chesterfield County, Va., assignors to Reynolds Metals (lamp-any,Richmond, Va, a corporation of Delaware Fiied May 8, 1963, Ser. No.278,827 22 (flaims. (Cl. 206-65) This invention relates to improvedcontainers for packaging product containing pouch means and the like andto improved blanks for making such containers or the like.

It is well known that a variety of products today are being packaged inplastic or foil lined, bag-like pouches for sale to the ultimateconsumer, such bag-like pouch means containing food products such ascake mixes, dehydrated soup mixes, etc., or non-edible products such ascosmetics, etc.

While such pouch means is a fairly economical means for merchandisingthe product, it has been found that some means must be provided toprotect the pouch means from rupture thereof during handling andmerchandising because of the relatively thin material forming the pouchmeans.

Accordingly, it is a feature of this invention to provide an improvedprotective container for such pouch means, the container beingeconomical to manufacture and assemble with the pouch means whilereadily permitting the ultimate consumer to open the container andutilize the product containing pouch means when desired. I

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improvedcontainer for such product containing pouch means, the container havingone or more of the novel features of this invention set forth above orhereinafter shown or described.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved blank forforming such a container or the like.

Other objects, uses and advantages of this invention are apparent from areading of this description which proceeds with reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part thereof and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one of the improved containers of thisinvention.

FIGURE 2 is a view similar to FIGURE 1 illustrating the manner ofinitially opening the container of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of furtheropening the container of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged end view of the container illustrated in FIGURE1.

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary end view similar to FIGURE 4 illustratinganother embodiment of this invention.

FIGURES 6 and 7 are views similar to FIGURE 5 and respectivelyillustrate other embodiments of this invention.

FIGURE 8 is a side view illustrating the method of forming anothercontainer of this invention.

FIGURE 9 is a view similar to FIGURE 8 illustrating the container ofFIGURE 8 in its closed position.

FIGURE 10 is an enlarged fragmentary view similar to FIGURE 9illustrating certain details of the container of FIGURE 8.

FIGURE 11 is a perspective view of still another container of thisinvention.

FIGURE 12 is a perspective view illustrating the container blank of thisinvention for forming the container of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 13 is a view similar to FIGURE 12 illustrating the containerblank of this invention for forming 3,223,233 Patented Dec. 14, 1965either the container of FIGURE 8 or the container of FIGURE 11.

FIGURE 14 is a view similar to FIGURE 13 and illustrates anotherembodiment of the blank structure of this invention.

FIGURE 15 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sectional view illustratinganother embodiment of the carton structure of this invention.

FIGURE 16 is a view similar to FIGURE 15 and illustrates still anotherembodiment of this invention.

FIGURE 17 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of thecarton structure of this invention.

FIGURE 18 is a view similar to FIGURE 17 and illustrates still anotherembodiment of this invention.

While the various features of this invention are here inafter describedand illustrated as being particularly adaptable to package productcontaining pouch means, it is to be understood that the various featuresof this invention can be utilized singly or in any combination thereofto provide means for packaging other items as desired.

Therefore, this invention is not to be limited to only the embodimentsillustrated in the drawings, because the drawings are merely utilized toillustrate one of the wide variety of uses of this invention.

Referring now to FIGURE 1, a substantially rectangular container of thisinvention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 20 and isutilized to package together a pair of product containing pouch means 21and 22, the pouch means 21 and 22 being similar or dissimilar as desiredand formed of any desired material.

The container 20 comprises a substantially flat bottom wall means 23, apair of opposed substantially flat side wall means 24 and 25 and asubstantially flat top wall means 26, the top wall means 26 comprising apair of overlapping flap means 27 and 28 respectively interconnected tothe side wall means 24 and 25 with the underlying flap means 28comprising a pair of foldably connected sections 29 and 30.

In this manner, the container 20 is substantially rectangular and has apair of opposed open end walls 31 and 32.

The product containing pouch means 21 and 22 are disposed in thecontainer 20 and are respectively suspended therein adjacent the topwall means 26 in a manner now to be described.

As illustrated in FIGURE 4, the left-hand pouch means 21 has a top seam33 disposed against the under surface of the top flap 27 and is securedthereto in any suitable manner, such as by heat sealing means, adhesivemeans and the like, the top edge 34 of the top seam 33 of the pouchmeans 21 terminating short of the outer free edge 35 of the flap means27 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The right-hand pouch means 22 has its top seam 36 sandwiched between thefolded sections 29 and 30 of the flap means 28 and is secured to both ofthe sections 29 and 30 in any suitable manner, such as by heat sealingmeans, adhesive means, and the like.

Therefore, it can be seen that the pouch means 21 and 22 are suspendedin the container 20 at a point adjacent the top wall means 26 thereofand are protected by the container 20.

The container 20 is initially disposed in a closed position illustratedin FIGURES 1 and 4 by having the overlapping portions of the top flaps27 and 28 secured together at 37 outboard of the top edge 34 of thepouch means 21, such securing means between the overlapping flaps 27 and28 can be accomplished by spot gluing or the like as illustrated inFIGURES 2 and 3.

In order to further rigidify the filled container 20, a tubular band ofheat shrinkable material 38 can be disposed around the container in themanner illustrated in FIGURE 4 and can be heat shrunk in such a mannerthat the same will compact the pouch means 21 and 22 between the opposedside wall means 24' and 25 and against each other whereby the frictionalengagement between contacting surfaces of the pouch means 21 and 22 andbetween the pouch means 21 and 22 and the side wall means 24 and 25prevents relative movement of the pouch means 21 and 22 in the container20.

Alternately or additionally, the pouch means 21 and 22 can betemporarily secured to the side wall means 24 and 25 intermediate theends of the pouch means 21 and 22 by a suitable adhesive 39 asillustrated in FIGURE 4 and the contacting surfaces of the pouch means21 and 22 can be temporarily secured together by adhesive 40 asillustrated in FIGURE 4.

In this manner, the heat shrinkable overwrap 38 or the gluing 39 or 40or both substantially rigidifies the container 20 in its rectangularconfiguration to prevent relative movement between the pouch means 21and 22 and the container 20 whereby the container 20 holds itsattractive shape as illustrated in FIGURE 1 regardless of rough handlingthereof during the shipment, storage and merchandising of the same.

When the ultimate consumer desires to initially open the sealedcontainer 20 to utilize the product in the product containing pouchmeans 21 and 22, the ultimate consumer merely breaks the securementbetween the overlapping flap means 27 and 28 in the manner illustratedin FIGURE 2 and unfolds the container 20 in the manner illustrated inFIGURE 3 whereby the gluing 40 between the pouch means 21 and 22 permitsthe pouch means 21 and 22 to be readily separated so that the container20 can be opened out to a substantially flat form.

Thereafter, the ultimate consumer can grasp the bottom of the pouchmeans 21 and peel the same from the side wall means 24 breaking thegluing 39 and peel the same from the flap means 27 by breaking thesecurement therebetween.

Similarly, the pouch means 22 can be removed from the container 20 bymerely unfolding the sections 30 and 29 of the flap means 28 in themanner illustrated in FIG- URE 3 and thereafter grasping the bottom ofthe pouch means 22 to peel the same from the side wall means 25 bybreaking the gluing 39 and to peel the same from the section 29 of theflap means 28 by breaking the securement therebetween.

Therefore, it can be seen that it is a relatively simple matter to openthe container 21) when desired.

While the container 20 can be formed of any suitable material, the samecan be formed of material which will let the container 20 act as acooking sheet when disposed in its flat unfolded condition. For example,the container 20 can comprise a lamination of paper that is not damagedby cooking temperatures and having metallic foil, such asaluminum-containing metallic foil or the like, laminated on the opposedsides thereof.

In this manner, should pouch means 21 and 22 contain a cookie mix or thelike, the container 20 can be utilized as a cookie sheet for cookingsuch cookies and can be later discarded or utilized over and over againas desired.

Therefore, it can be seen that a unique container construction isprovided in FIGURES 14 wherein the product containing pouch means 21 and22 can be substantially protected during shipment, storage andmerchandising of the same without utilizing an excess of containermaterial whereby the cost of the container construction is relativelysmall.

While the container 20 can be formed of any suitable material and in anysuitable manner, the embodiment of the container 20 illustrated in thedrawings is formed from a container blank 41 of this inventionillustrated in FIGURE 12.

As illustrated in FIGURE 12, the container blanks 41 of this inventioncan be serially formed on a continuous web of material 42 that can bedisposed in a roll form for economical storage and transportation of theblanks 41.

For example, the web of material 42 could be passed through a suitablescoring apparatus which will serially score the same with the blankpatterns 41 as illustrated in FIGURE 12.

Each blank 41 is defined by fold or score lines 43-47 disposed parallelto each other and parallel to the score lines 43-47 of adjacent blanks41 formed from the web 42.

The adjacent blanks 41 are separated from each other by lines 48 formedon the Web of material 42, the lines 48 merely indicating where to severthe web 42 or comprising preformed perforated tear lines, as desired,Whereby the container manufacturer will need no cutting apparatus toseparate adjacent blanks 41 from each other.

In this manner, the top flap 27 of each blank 41 is defined between theline 48 and the score 43, the side wall means 24 between the scores 43and 44, the bottom wall means 23 between the scores 44 and 45, the sidewall means 25 between the scores 45 and 46, and the top flap 28 betweenthe score 46 and the line 48, the top flap 28 being divided intofoldable sections 29 and 30 by the score line 47.

Therefore, it can be seen that the blanks 41 can be readily and rapidlymade on the web of material 42 as the web of material 42 is merelytransversely scored by parallel score lines 4347 in a repeating patternthroughout the length thereof.

Thus, the pouch packager can be supplied a roll of scored web material42 whereby the packager can detach blanks 41 from the web of material 42as needed to form the containers 20 previously described.

Alternately, the blank manufacturer could supply the blanks 41 inpre-cut fiat form as desired.

When it is desired to form a container 20, a separated blank 41 isdisposed in a flat condition and the pouch means 21 and 22 can be placedthereon and secured to the flaps 27 and 28 in the manner previouslydescribed.

Thereafter, the fiat container blank 41 can be folded into the positionillustrated in FIGURE 2 whereby the flaps 27 and 28 can be securedtogether by the spot gluing 37 to complete the container 20.

Of course, if the gluing 39 and 40 is utilized between the container 20and the pouch means 21 and 22, such gluing can be applied before theblank 41 is folded into the position illustrated in FIGURE 2.

Therefore, it can be seen that the container 20 of this invention can beformed in a relatively simple manner While at the same time packagingthe pouch means 21 and 22 therein whereby no separate operation isrequired to insert the pouch means 21 and 22 after the container 20 hasbeen formed from the blank 41.

Another container of this invention is generally indicated by thereference numeral 4 in FIGURE 5 and parts thereof similar to thecontainer 20 are indicated by like reference numerals followed by thereference letter a.

The difiierence between the container 49 and the container 20 previouslydescribed is that the overlapping flap 27a of the container 49 has itsfree edge 35a extending beyond the side wall means 25a a distancesufficient to permit the ultimate consumer to insert a finger nail belowthe free edge 35a of the overlapping flap 27a to lift the same relativeto the container 49 to break the spot gluing 37a previously described.

In this manner, it can be seen that the container 49 can be readilyopened and can be utilized to provide the same functions as thecontainer 21 previously described.

Another container of this invention is generally indicated by thereference numeral 50 in FIGURE 6 and parts thereof similar to thecontainer 20 previously described are indicated by like referencenumerals followed by the reference letter b.

As illustrated in FIGURE 6, the container 50 is substantially identicalto the container 20 previously described except that the section 30 ofthe underlying flap 28b has been eliminated on the container 50 wherebythe top seam 36b of the pouch means 22b is secured to only the undersurface of the underlying fiap 28b instead of being sandwiched betweenthe sections 29 and 30 of the container 20 previously described.

Another container of this invention is generally indicated by thereference numeral 51 in FIGURE 7 and parts thereof similar to thecontainer 26" previously described are indicated by like referencenumerals followed by the reference letter 0.

As illustrated in FIGURE 7, the pouch means 210 and 22c are suspended inthe container 51 adjacent the top wall means 260 thereof. However, thetop seams 33c and 36c of the pouch means 210 and 220 are not secured tothe flap means 270 and 280 as in the other containers but are secured tothe side wall means 24c and 250 at points adjacent the top wall means260 by gluing or heat sealing means as desired.

Further, the underlying flap 280 has the section 30 eliminated therefromin the same manner as the container 50 previously described.

Therefore, it can be seen that this invention provides varioussubstantially rectangular containers adapted to package pouch meanstherein while the various containers each perform substantially the samefunctions.

While the containers previously described have been utilized to packagea plurality of pouch means therein, it is to be understood that thevarious features of this invention can be utilized to package a singlepouch means if desired.

For example, reference is made to FIGURES 9 and 11 wherein othercontainers of this invention are generally indicated by the referencenumerals 52 and 53 respectively, the containers 52 and 53 beingsubstantially triangular in cross-sectional configuration and havingopposed opened end walls.

As illustrated in FIGURE 9, the container 52 comprises a substantiallyfiat bottom wall means 54 integrally interconnected to a pair of opposedside wall means 55 and 56 secured together adjacent the top edgesthereof to define the substantially triangular container 52 containing asingle pouch means 57 therein.

The side wall means 56 of the container 52 has a flap 58 foldablyconnected thereto at a score line 59 as illustrated in FIGURE 8 wherebythe flap 58 can be turned over the side wall means 55 and be securedthereto in any suitable manner.

For example, reference is made to FIGURE 8 wherein the pouch means 57has its top seam 60 secured to the under surface of the flap 58 at apoint disposed outboard of the score 59 whereby when the container 52 isfolded in the manner illustrated in FIGURE 10, it can be seen that thetop seam 60 of the pouch means 57 is disposed between the upper edges ofthe side wall means 55 and 56 while the flap 58 can be secured to theexterior surface of the side wall means 55 to close the container 52.

In this manner, the pouch means 57 is suspended from the top edges ofthe side wall means 55 and 56 while the container construction 52 formsa substantially triangular protective covering having opposed open endwalls.

If desired, the pouch means 57 can be temporarily secured to the insidesurfaces of the side wall means 55 and 56 in a manner similar to thegluing 39 previously described for the container 20 to further rigiditythe container 52 into the configuration illustrated in FIG- URE 9.

The container 53 illustrated in FIGURE 11 comprises a substantially flatbottom wall means 61 integrally interconnected to a pair of opposed sidewall means 62 and 63 that come substantially together at their upperends to define a substantially triangular container constructionprotecting a pouch means 64 disposed therein, the side wall means 62 and63 having flaps 65 and 66 respectively hinged to their upper edges andsandwiching the top seam 67 of the pouch means 64 therebetween.

In this manner, the flaps 65 and 66 can be secured to the top seam 67 ofthe pouch means 64 to suspend the pouch means 64 within the container53.

If desired, the flaps 65 and 66 and top seam 67 of the pouch means 64can be suitably apertured at 68 to define means for hanging thecontainer 53 from a suitable merchandising rack or the like.

While the container 53 can be formed of any suitable material and in anysuitable manner, the container 53 can be formed from material which willpermit the unfolded container 53 to act as a cooking sheet in the samemanner as the container 20 previously described and can be formed from ablank 69 illustrated in FIG- URE 13.

As illustrated in FIGURE 13, the blanks 69 are formed in a repeatingpattern on a web of material 70 in the same manner as the blanks 41previously described.

For example, adjacent blanks 69 can be separated from each other bylines 71 with each blank 69 being provided with parallel scores 72, 73,74 and whereby the fiap 65 of each container 53 is defined between theline 71 and the score 72, the side wall means 62 between the scores 72and 73, the bottom wall means 61 between the scores 73 and 74, the sidewall means 63 between the scores 74 and 75 and the flap 66 between thescore 75 and the line 71.

In this manner, the web of material 70 can be simply and rapidly formedinto a plurality of blanks 69 because the same is merely transverselyscored throughout the length thereof.

While the blank 69 can be utilized to form the container 53, the samecan be utilized to form the container 52 previously described by merelyremoving one of the flaps 65 or 66 from the blank 69.

Alternately, the container 52 can be made from a blank suitably scoredto define only the panels needed for the container 52.

While the webs of material 42 and 70 of FIGURES 12 and 13 have beenpreviously described as having the scores thereof disposed transverselyto the longitudinal direction of the webs of material 42 and 70, it isto be understood that the scores for the particular container blanks canbe disposed in the same direction as the longitudinal length of the websof material 42 and 70, if desired.

For example, reference is made to FIGURE 14 wherein another coiled webof material 76 is provided and is longitudinally scored by parallelscores 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47 to define the blanks 41 previouslydescribed. In particular, the web of material 76 can be transverselyscored or provided with guiding lines 77 to separate adjacent blanks 41from each other. Alternatively, the user of the Web of material 77 canhave automatic cutting apparatus which can cut the blanks 41 to thedesired size, if desired, whereby the transverse guide lines 77 can beeliminated.

While the various blanks for forming the various containers of thisinvention have been described as being formed in repeating patterns onwebs of material, it is to be understood that the blanks can be precutand supplied to the packager in fiat and stacked form rather than inroll form as illustrated.

Further, while the various product containing pouch means of thisinvention have heretofore been described as being secured to the variouscontainer structures by auxiliary adhesive means, it is to be understoodthat the pouch means of this invention can be secured to the containerstructure by utilizing the sealing means of the pouch means itself.

For example, the product containing pouch means of this invention can bereadily formed of a lamination having a metallic foil, such asaluminum-containing metallic foil or the like, forming the exteriorsurface thereof and a heat sealable material forming the interiorsurf-ace thereof whereby the bag-like pouch means can be formed andsealed closed by heat sealing the heat sealing means of the pouch meansat the seams of the pouch means.

However, by leaving one side portion of the pouch means exposed at thetop thereof, the heat sealing side thereof can be utilized to heat sealand, thus, secure the pouch means to the container structure.

For example, another embodiment of this invention is illustrated inFIGURE and comprises a package construction 78 formed in substantiallythe same manner as the package construction 50 of FIGURE 6 wherein likeparts are indicated by like reference numerals followed by the referenced.

As illustrated in FIGURE 15, each pouch means 21d and 22a! is formed ofa lamination of metallic foil 79 and a heat sealing material 80 wherebythe heat sealing material 80 forms the interior of the pouch means andthe metallic foil 79 forms the exterior thereof.

However, one side of each pouch means 21d and 22d extends beyond theother side thereof as represented by the reference numeral 81 wherebythe exposed heat sealing material 80 of the pouch means 21d and 22d areadapted to be disposed against the flaps 27d and 28d of the carton to beheat sealed thereto whereby the pouch means 21d and 22d are adapted tobe suspended to the top flap means 27d and 28d of the carton of thecontainer without utilizing auxiliary adhesive means in the mannerpreviously described.

In addition, while the embodiment illustrated in FIG- URE 8 has thepouch means 21d and 22d secured to the top flap means 27d and 28d of thecontainer structure, it is to be understood that the pouch means 21d and22d can be secured to the side walls 24d and 25d of the containerstructure illustrated in FIGURE 15 in substantially the same manner asillustrated in FIGURE 7.

In particular, reference is made to FIGURE 16 wherein the pouch means21d has the exposed heat sealing means 80 thereof at the extended end 81of the pouch means 21d secured to the side wall means 24d solely by thecharacteristics of the heat sealing means 80 in the manner illustratedin FIGURE 15.

While the containers 52 and 53 of this invention illustrated in FIGURES10 and 11 are substantially triangular in order to package a singleproduct containing pouch means therein, it is to be understood thatsingle product containing pouch means of this invention can be packagedin rectangular containers similar to the other rectangular containers ofthis invention previously described.

For example, another container of this invention is generally indicatedby the reference numeral 82 in FIG URE 17 and is substantiallyrectangular while only packaging a single product containing pouch means83 therein. The container 82 includes a bottom wall 84 integralinterconnected to a pair of opposed side walls 85 and 86 respectivelyinterconnected to overlapping top flap means 87 and 88 which form thetop means of the container 82.

The product containing pouch means 83 is adapted to have the top portion89 thereof disposed between the flap means 87 and 88 of the container 82and be secured thereto in any of the manners previously describedwhereby it can be seen that the single product containing pouch means ofthis invention can be readily packaged in either a substantiallyrectangular container or a triangular container, as desired.

In order to further rigidify the various containers of this invention aswell as to render the same more pilfer proof, band means can be utilizedto extend around the opened end walls of the containers of thisinvention to not only tend to prevent the product containing pouch meansfrom bulging outwardly through the opened end walls thereof, but also torender the containers of this invention substantially tamper or pilferproof.

In particular, such a band means is generally indicated by the referencenumeral 90 in FIGURE 17 and comprises a length or strip of materialextending completely around the container 82 and having its ends 91 and92 disposed in overlapping relation against the side wall 86 and securedtogether in any suitable manner.

For example, the band means 90 can comprise heat sealable material orthe like whereby the overlapping ends 92 and 91 can be heat sealedtogether. In addition, tne band means 90 can be heat sealed directly tothe side walls and 86 of the container 82, if desired.

While the band means 98 has been illustrated as extending completelyaround the container 82, the same can comprise individual strips in themanner illustrated in FIGURE 18 and indicated respectively by referencenumerals 93 and 94 whereby the band means 93 and 94 are respectivelydisposed around the opposed open end walls of the container 82 and arerespectively secured to the side walls 85 and 86 in any suitable manner,For example, the band means 93 and 94' can be formed of heat sealingmaterial so that the same can be heat sealed to the side walls 85 and 86in the manner previously described.

Therefore, it can be seen that this invention not only provides improvedfilled container constructions or the like but also this inventionprovides improved blanks for making such containers or the like.

While the pouches of the various container constructions of thisinvention have been described as being temporarily trapped between thefolds of the particular cartons by gluing, heat sealing and the like, itis to be understood that such temporary securing means renders thecontainers substantially pilfer proof unless the containers aredestroyed.

While the form of the invention now preferred has been disclosed asrequired by the statutes, other forms may be used, all coming within thescope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a container having a pair of opposed side wallsinterconnected together at their top and bottom edges by top wall meansand bottom wall means to provide opposed opened end walls thereof, andproduct containing pouch means suspended in said container adjacent saidtop wall means, said pouch means temporarily being secured to saidopposed side wall means intermediate the ends of said pouch means torigidify said container.

2. A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pouch meanscomprises a pair of separate pouches temporarily secured togetherintermediate the ends of said pouches.

3. A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pouch meanscomprises a plurality of separate pouches respectively suspended to saidtop wall means.

4. A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pouch meanscomprises a plurality of separate pouches respectively suspended fromtop portions of said side walls.

5. A combination as set forth in claim 1 and including band meanstemporarily extending around said opposed opened ends and being securedto said side walls to tend to hold said container and pouch means in adesired configuration thereof.

6. A combination as set forth in claim 1 and including scalable interiorsurface means for sealing closed said pouch means, said scalableinterior surface means also securing said pouch means to said container.

7. In combination, a container having a pair of opposed side wallsinterconnected together at their top and bottom edges by top wall meansand bottom wall means I to define a substantially rectangular containerhaving opposed opened end walls, said top wall means including a pair ofoverlapping flap means temporarily secured together, and a pair ofproduct containing pouches having upper ends respectively secured tosaid flap means whereby said pouches are suspended in said container.

8. A combinaiton as set forth in claim 7 wherein said end of one of saidpouches is disposed between said overoverlapping flap means.

9. A combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein said pouches arerespectively and temporarily secured to said side walls intermediate theends of said pouches to rigidify said container.

10. A combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein said pouches arerespectively and temporarily secured to each other intermediate the endsof said pouches to rigidity said container.

11. A combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein said flap means arerespectively and hingedly secured to the upper edges of said side walls.

12. In combination, a container having a pair of pposed side wallsinterconnected together at their top and bottom edges by top wall meansand bottom wall means to define a substantially rectangular containerhaving opposed opened end walls, said top wall means including a pair ofoverlapping flap means temporarily secured together, and a productcontaining pouch disposed in said container and having the upper endthereof secured between said overlapping portions of said overlappingflap means whereby said pouch is suspended in said container.

13. A combination as set forth in claim 12 wherein said pouch means hasa sealable interior surface means that seals closed said pouch means,said sealable interior surface means also securing said pouch means tosaid container at the upper end of said pouch means.

14. A combination as set forth in claim 12 and including band meanstemporarily extending around said opened ends and being secured to saidside walls to tend to hold said container and pouch means in a desiredconfiguration thereof.

15. A combination as set forth in claim 14 wherein said band meanscomprises two strips of material, each strip being utilized for one ofsaid opened ends.

16. In combination, a container having a pair of op posed side wallsinterconnected together at their top and bottom edges by top wall meansand bottom wall means to define a substantially rectangular containerhaving opposed opened end walls, said top wall means including a pair ofoverlapping flap means temporarily secured together, and a pair ofproduct containing pouches having upper ends respectively securedto saidflap means whereby said pouches are suspended in said container, each ofsaid pouch means having a scalable interior surface means that sealsclosed said pouch means, said scalable interior surface means alsosecuring said pouch means to said flap means.

17. In combination, a container having a pair of opposed side wallsinterconnected together at their top and bottom edges by top wall meansand bottom wall means to define a substantially rectangular containerhaving opposed opened end walls, said top wall means including a pair offlap means temporarily secured together in overlapping relation, one ofsaid flap means including a pair of hinged sections folded against eachother, and a pair of product containing pouches having upper endsrespectively secured to said flap means whereby said pouches aresuspended in said container, one of said pouches having said end securedbetween said hinged sections of said one flap means.

18. A combination as set forth in claim 17 wherein said one flap meansunderlies the other flap means.

19. A combination as set forth in claim 17 wherein said flap means arerespectively foldably connected to said side walls.

20. A combination as set forth in claim 17 wherein said end of one ofsaid pouches is disposed between said overlapping flap means.

21. A combination as set forth in claim 17 wherein said pouches arerespectively and temporarily secured to said side walls intermediate theends of said pouches to rigidity said container.

22. A combination as set forth in claim 17 wherein said pouches arerespectively and temporarily secured to each other intermediate the endsof said pouches to rigidify said container.

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THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner. GEORGE O. RALSTON, Examiner.

16. IN COMBINATION, A CONTAINER HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE WALLSINTERCONNECTED TOGETHER AT THEIR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES BY TOP WALL MEANSAND BOTTOM WALL MEANS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONTAINERHAVING OPPOSED OPENED END WALLS, SAID TOP WALL MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OFOVERLAPPING FLAP MEANS TEMPORARILY SECURED TOGETHER, AND A PAIR OFPRODUCT CONTAINING POUCHES HAVING UPPER ENDS RESPECTIVELY SECURED TOSAID FLAPS MEANS WHEREBY SAID POUCHES ARE SUSPENDED IN SAID CONTAINER,EACH OF SAID POUCH MEANS HAVING A SEALABLE INTERIOR SURFACE MEANS THATSEALS CLOSED SAID POUCH MEANS, SAID SEALABLE INTERIOR SURFACE MEANS ALSOSECURING SAID POUCH MEANS TO SAID FLAP MEANS.